sergeant

noun

Definition of sergeantnext
as in lieutenant

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Recent Examples of sergeant At the time of the kidnapping, Livsey was a sergeant with the DeKalb County Police Department. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 While the sergeant stopped to investigate, police dispatchers were simultaneously getting 911 calls about the incident, according to the release. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026 The budget estimates two positions — a sergeant and a lieutenant — will be lost through attrition. — Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026 All three defendants charged in connection with Williams' death – Fisher, nurse Gwendolyn Vick and correctional sergeant Tanner Leopold – had their cases dismissed. — Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sergeant
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  1. lieutenant
  2. captain
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  • What finally persuaded Keitel was a lengthy passage written by Ferrara’s collaborator Zoë Lund, who also plays a woman with whom the lieutenant mainlines heroine.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Ann Mannix rose steadily through the ranks, from lieutenant in 2003 to commander in 2015 and to deputy chief in 2018.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of lieutenant
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  • The production is one reason at least one team captain thinks this is the best TCU defense in years.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026
  • That night, it would be signed by the oceanographer, former Navy captain, and retired astronaut Kathryn Sullivan—the first person to both walk in outer space and visit the deepest point of the ocean, in the Mariana Trench.
    — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
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“Sergeant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sergeant. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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